Tech Team Agenda for October 8, 2009

Workshop with Ken Kay - 21st Century Learning

Reflections by Caren

• Where you were before the training?
• Describe the highlights of training?
• How has your thinking changed?

Barrington Elementary- Professional Development Plan for 21st Century Learning

The Role of 21st Coaches and Technology in 21st Century Learning

The Framework for 21st Century Learning: www.21stcenturyskills.org

Click here to read the Article "It's not About the Technology" by Kelly Hines

*Coaches are available during PLC's to collaborate and help teachers incorporate 21st century skills into lessons/units. This needs to be scheduled by individual teachers and/or teams.

Calendar & Schedule Changes: Upcoming Collaboration time and training dates:

October 20, 2009 from 3:00 - 4:00 p.m. Toby, Andrea, Kris, Carol Craven

• 21st Century Learning
  • Break into 2 groups to complete introductory activity for 21st Century Learning
    • Question 1: What are the 2-3 biggest changes in society in the last 25-30 years?
    • Question 2: List 2-3 skills that your students need to address the changes in society you described above.
  • Facilitators are Andrea and Toby (We would really like Caren and Kathy to help facilitate)
  • Meeting Locations: Both Art Rooms - Jason will check for availablility
  • Pam & Jason will create vertically aligned teacher groups

November 3, 2009 from 3:00 - 4:00 p.m. Martha, Alexa, Jeanne, Toby, Andrea, Kris

• Data Analysis Introduction
  • Break into two groups - Primary and Secondary
  • Martha - Primary Teachers and Andrea - Secondary Teachers
  • Meeting Locations: Art Room (mobile lab/airport) and Mac Lab
  • Carol Collier will schedule Mac and Mobile lab
• Teachers need to bring student data with them - Jason sent out email to teachers.
• After introduction, teachers will have time to begin work data entry in Numbers
• Andrea spoke with Lucas last week. He stated that iWork 09 will be installed on all the machines that teachers will be using that day.

November 4, 2009 from 8:00 - 4:00 p.m. Martha, Alexa, Toby, Jeanne, Andrea, Kris Data Analysis by Grade Level

• Each Grade level will have one hour and 20 minutes to work with coaches to organize and interpret student data
• Goal 1 - To organize student data to inform classroom instruction.
• Goal 2 - Teachers will leave with data and intervention plan for students performing above and below expected.
• Carol Collier will schedule Mac and Mobile lab
• Andrea spoke with Lucas last week. He stated that iWork 09 will be installed on all the machines that teachers will be using that day.

Skill Overview: Changes to student image & saving to server

• Monthly Skill Overview to address staff tech needs
• 30 - 45 minutes during Tech Team Meeting
• Tech Team members can support skills and share back to grade level teams
• Wordle?
• Future skill needs at Tech Team

Dates:
October 15, 2009 11- 12:00 pm (Need to secure Lab)
October 26, 2009 3 - 4:00 pm (Need to secure Lab)

Tech Team Members will report back to staff:

Abby - Informal
Wildman - 2nd Grade
Main - 4th Grade
Collier - Grades 3 and 5
Lauren - Grade 1
Andrea - Kindergarten

Tech Cafe'

• Tutorials and teacher resources will be housed on Barrington Tech Team wiki
  
• Tech Cafe' after school to work on basic skills: projectors, interactive websites, wikis, Discovery Streaming, etc.

Topic: Utilizing your classroom projector in your learning environment
Dates: November 1, 2009 3 - 4:00 pm

Agenda for 11/19:

eTech - district funding
iPods
Jump Drives for students